Summer Reading...what books have you read?

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I have finished the Time Travellers wife, which I thought I was going to hate but i LOVED.

David Mitchells Black Swan Green (perfect for those born late 60s early 70s)

Anyone else read anything good?

Read, The Jewel in the Crown, and have just got the second one, Labyrinth, The Interpretation of Murder and currently reading The Book Thief all for Book club and a really dodgy Jeffery Archer.

Ive got interpretation of Murder lurking on my bookshelf...any good?

Have also picked up and put down Labyrinth....

I have just started reading "Restless" by William Boyd. Only a few chapters in, but it's already caught my imagination.

Ihave just finished (shilst on holiday) The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim somebody (Edwards?)

It was very good.

I also read a book by Judy Astley called Blowing It which was so so, light reading, no substance to it at all. I only got it because it was one of the 3 for offers in the bookshop.

I enjoyed - A spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
Also if you like murder/mystery type things you cannot beat PJ Tracy (they are a mother/daughter writing team but don't let that put you off ) Their books are brilliant, easy to read but not facile and unputtadownable!

I have read Memory Keeper's daughter which was OK, but a tad dark and depressing for me.

Just read Getting rid of Matthew by Jane Fallon which is a good read - I enjoyed that.

I read "the other side of th bridge" by sue lawson(I think) it was good for a holiday read

I'm half way through Paul Auster's "Moon Palace". Many people don't like it, but I can't wait to get in to bed at night to read the next chunk ...

Interpretation of Murder is not bad, Lbyrinth it was my second time starting and only read because of Book Club, really enjoying the Book thief

Ok - a summer holiday spent ill has meant I have had more reading time than usual. I don't normally manage this much.
Half of a yellow sun - which is FANTASTIc and which i blether about on another thread
then her earlier one purple hibiscus, not quite as good but still extraordinary
Snow by Orhan Pamuk - incredible, mind expanding, beautiful, quiet, disturbing book.
Dracula - what a great, camp, fantastic book that is
The old man and the sea - the best short story ever. I defy anyone who says otherwise.
Evelyn Waugh - Handful of Dust - was OK but I guess the satire lost on me really. Funny though.
REading more Hemingway now - ACross the river and into the trees god I love his writing.
George Orwell essays - I love these. Reading them is like having a really really intelligent, bitchy, compassionate,funny, incisive friend around for dinner.

The Pursuit of Love - Nancy Mitford - again. It's so brilliant. The Joy Luck Club - finally, I know everyone else read it years ago.

I've just finished 'One Good Turn' by Kate Atkinson which was great - intelligent but very readable.